Friday, February 15

 
Airlines Eliminating Food Service: This is a Problem?

Given how awful airline food is, you might think the news that many of them are cutting back or eliminating food on short-haul U.S. domestic flights is good news. Unless, of course, you don't think to bring your own, or you do as an unnamed reporter for the New York Times did (where this story first appeared before being republished in the International Herald Tribune) and leave too little time to get through security before boarding. I don't know if the world's best airline (Midwest Express, the only way to fly) has reduced its own worthy fare in response, but I will be prepared with lots to chow on when our family flies to Disneyland in March on American Airlines. Some airlines have never offered food service, like Southwest. Passengers compensate for the lack of comestibles by buying their own and bringing it on board, something that seasoned travelers who care about their tummies have done for years on other flights.
posted by Unknown 10:42 AM